n 1906 and became an intern in New York. His first poems were published at his own expense in 1909. He went to Europe once more and was introduced by Pound to the literary life of prewar London and met William Butler Yeats. He returned to Rutherford, married Florence Herman (the "Flossie" of the poems), and practiced medicine (Unger 404).
Williams continued to write poetry while practicing medicine. He turned his medical practice over to his son in the mid-1950s and devoted himself entirely to writing. He also made frequent appearances at colleges and univer
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